Rochester police log

ROCHESTER — The following items are based on 1,051 entries on the Rochester Police Log from Nov. 28 to Dec. 5.

Wednesday, Nov. 28

2:28 a.m. — Five people holding shopping bags on Pearl Street are regarded with suspicion, given the hour.

8:47 a.m. — A middle school student is charged with drug possession.

10:54 a.m. — The Country Club is still trying to get back the $4,225 owed it from a fail-to-pay function.

10:58 a.m. — A man steals a toter on Maple Street and throws it onto a truck.

11:35 a.m. — There’s a theft at the high school.

12:37 p.m. — A man tries to steal a snowblower on Preston Street. The plate number of his getaway vehicle is noted.

2:06 p.m. — John Tyler, 50, of 56 Franklin Heights, is charged with theft of lost or mislaid property and with criminal mischief.

2:25 p.m. — A truckload of shingles has been dumped at Lilac City Parks and Sales. Another plate number is noted.

4:13 p.m. — Near Milton town line there’s a horrible sight, for reindeer are stacked in a sexual position; respectable folks think that this is a blight on a neighborhood keeping the Christmas tradition. Now police must explain (though to some it’s not right), that upon frisky Rudolphs there’s no prohibition, of Xmas vulgarity this is the height, but it’s “freedom of speech,” by a strict definition.

4:40 p.m. — Natasha Oelschlager, 25, of 150 Rochester Hill Road, Apt. 2, is arrested, after police investigate an incident near the courthouse, but no charge is specified.

5:21 p.m. — A carpet cleaner has been stolen on Periwinkle Drive.

5:46 p.m. — A shopper at the Lilac Mall asserts she was assaulted twice by a store employee.

6:19 p.m. — Michael Connors, 48, of 98A Wakefield St., is charged with driving under the influence and with drug possession.

6:45 p.m. — A woman says her medication was taken from her purse in Big Lots.

7:10 p.m. — People are warned after screaming, slamming and glass-breaking is heard on Jenness Street.

8:05 p.m. — At the South Main Street Dunkin’ Donuts, an older woman drives off with her coffee after her credit cards were declined. As the company has grounds for complaint, police speak to her and she agrees to pay.

8:15 p.m. — A coat is left in the station lobby interview room.

11:05 p.m. — A truck window is smashed with a rock on Periwinkle Drive.

4:26 p.m. — A Gear Road man says his Naval security clearance papers and other ID have been stolen.

4:54 p.m. — A hit-and-run occurs in Arthur’s Market parking lot.

6:28 p.m. — A Roberge Manor resident is very upset that the American flag is not flying in front of the building, and she want to speak to someone with a ladder. She also touches on Christmas spirit, unfriendliness, and life in general.